<p>I asked the adcom of a college a question about English credit.</p>
<p>I got a response back, should I email them back saying I got it or thanking them or something?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>yes. 10char</p>
<p>Dear Mr. Smith,</p>
<p>Thank you for your reply. Your response was very helpful. </p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Spartan</p>
<p>Oh...alright I was unsure.</p>
<p>Thanks a bunch!</p>
<p>Also, what if the adcom is a woman..what do I use? Ms. or Mrs., if I am unsure if they are married or not?</p>
<p>And how do I address her, if she is a student at the university?</p>
<p>Thanks again!</p>
<p>Ms. is the best "de-marked" term available to you.</p>
<p>I think it depends on the formality of the reply you received. Admissions officers will oftentimes write informal replies and call the applicant by their first name only. In this case, I often just write back using the admissions officer's first name. This makes the conversation less awkward and more casual.</p>
<p>Nope, use the formal in written stuff</p>
<p>I disagree, citygirlsmom. I think in the initial message one should address it formally as "Dear Kathy Smith," for example. But if they respond saying, "Hi Dave~" they are making their response more conversational. In which case, one could respond saying "Thanks Kathy."</p>
<p>Use Ms. Lastname even if they use your first name in response. You aren't "equals" - the college administrator is going to be older, more experienced and, frankly, you want something from them. Unless they sign their name as their first name only, or they tell you to use their first name, more formal is better.</p>
<p>E-mail is different than other forms of communication. If the admissions officer replies with just the student's nickname, I think it's proper to respond with just their first name to make it more conversational and less cumbersome.</p>
<p>Next time..Just say at the ending of the original e-mail: "Thank you for your time"</p>
<p>i don't think it really matters all that much to tell the truth, i would think adcoms get so many emails that one thank you e-mail will not stick in their mind</p>
<p>Still, you do it...2 minutes...and you have nothing to lose by being gracious and having manners</p>
<p>And while it is a different form, you do not know this person, or maybe if lucky, met once, so a title is important</p>
<p>It is a matter of respect for the position. Better to error on the side of caution than to be too casual</p>
<p>Still, it's not the time it takes that's the problem--it's the tone of the conversation. It is preposterous to say that it's disrespectful to their position by not using the old-fashioned "Mr.," "Mrs.," "Ms.," "Master," etc., when not absolutely necessary.</p>
<p>Admissions officers are not high school teachers--they are known by their peers and clients most often as their first and last name.</p>
<p>Imagine this: you go into your bank to get a loan. Do you call your loan officer by their title and first and last name? Do you say "Thank you, Ms. Kathy Smith. And you have a good day, too." or "Thanks, Kathy, you too."? I would hope you say the latter, because the former sounds awkward and robotic.</p>
<p>I think it might be time to agree to disagree, citygirlsmom.</p>
<p>Drexel University: </p>
<p>Good Afternoon, SHS (I don't want to reveal my real name)....Feel free to contact me with any further questions. Otherwise, good luck with your application process. </p>
<p>Trisha McDonough
Enrollment Specialist
Drexel University
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
3141 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-895-6725
<a href="mailto:pm54@drexel.edu">pm54@drexel.edu</a></p>
<p>Western Washington: </p>
<p>Hi SHS,</p>
<p>Thanks for your interest in Western!....Please let me know if I can be of further assistance and have a great day!</p>
<p>Lara Heise
Student Admissions Representative
Office of Admissions
Western Washington University
(360) 650-3861 </p>
<p>For Colorado State University, I had to ask the question on a form on their website, it wasn't a real e-mail. I got a response back, but I'm not sure if I should reply because it looks like a common e-mail. Here it is:</p>
<p>Hi SHS,</p>
<p>Thank you for your interest in Colorado State University. If your high school accepts Journalistic Writing as satisfying the English credit, Colorado State University will accept it as an English credit.</p>
<p>If you have further questions, please contact us. Thanks!</p>
<p>Those are the responses I have received. I know the response from WWU is a student, not an adcom.</p>
<p>Do you guys think I should use formal or informal?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Yup - though I really doubt the way you address the adcom really matters (though I think something like, "Thanks Mr. MOTHER *<strong><em>ING *</em></strong> HO" wouldn't fit the bill). Adcoms get so many emails that they won't make not of whether a student called them by their first name or by their last.</p>
<p>Follow Citygirlsmom's advice. Dear Ms McDonough for the first one. She is not your peer. It's OK to go with Laura for the second since she is virtually your peer. For the third (with no name) you can probably just send "Thank you for your assistance". Remember, this is a formal process (college apps) so you need to err on that side.</p>
<p>I need to err?</p>
<p>Yes, that's the correct form. Citygirlsmom got it wrong: </p>
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